Hey There Everyone,
Its your canine friend Sir "Fudge" A -Lot speaking from Spirit Point Wilderness Academy & Camp. Hope you all notice how GOOD I am getting at spelling out Spirit Point's name properly and every time I do, its worth an extra hug and a treat. I like hugs but I Love TREATS. Just like I've said before --- Food is definitely one of my weaknesses!!!!.
Well! As I said, it is September and just like my Mike promised me, The Children are BACK. Its been great to see them running all around, to hear their laughter and of cause to join in the odd game with them not to mention lining up by the big kitchen door for some scraps when they have all finished eating.
Mike trained me well, I don't go into the kitchen or the other buildings for that matter except our cabin but I do know how to sit patiently outside that big kitchen door and look up endearingly with my big brown eyes as the children file out of the dining hall. Gotta say ---- It works every time and someone will run back in to see if there are any left overs for "little old me". In return, I do some tricks and offer my slurpy kisses.
With the children here, Jen has been around almost every day which means I get to see my two BEST canine friends Maya & Paddle. They play with the children also but together we always have lots of fun. We have chased those pesky rabbits but not caught any, we have swam and as usual been off investigating in the bush. Sometimes when we come home, Mike & Jen tell us we smell bad and make us take a bath then spray this breath freshener in our mouths or feed us those minty tasting treats. I Love my Mike and I'm pretty fond of Jen but sometimes those humans have strange ideas about how they think us canines should look & smell.
Ollie, the guy from World Challenge who speaks a bit like Mike's mom is still with us. He plays a lot with the children and sometimes I think he is having as much fun as they are. He is a pretty jolly fellow and I like Ollie. Sometimes when we don't have children around, Ollie hangs out a bit with Mike & Jen and that is great because it gives the girls (Maya,Paddle) and I more time to hang out with each other.
As always, Mike is busy. He doest have to do as much cleaning now we have the ladies around but that just gives him more time for fix up projects like raking or nailing something or erecting more signs. I have decided that humans must Love signs because we have them everywhere. Us canines don't read so we just find our way by following our noses but I do notice that all the humans read the signs and arrows every day.
I've been eying up those garden's that Mikes mom planted and the flowers are all dying off now so I'm thinking that I might get away with sleeping in those flower beds again. Haven't tried it yet on account of how mad mom looked when she saw me do it just after she had planted in the spring. I think I'll try it when Mikes around before I get brave enough to do it when she is in camp -- after all she is known to arrive with her pockets full of dog treats and I wouldn't want to miss those.
Last week Mike took me to the farm in Sprucdale and I got to see my little feline friend called Dumpy. He is fully grown but he is quite small. He has grey and white stripes and big whiskers. Dumpy and I love to play and I think he was pleased to see me.
Mike named him Dumpy because he brought him home from the dump when he was just a little baby. Someone had left him there and Mike told me he likely saved him from the wild animals. Mom loves Dumpy but she hates that name she says its quite embarrassing when she has to call him inside. My Mike thinks its cute and besides, as he tells mom, one of his friends found a stray cat in town and they named him Towny. I miss Dumpy and sometimes, I wish that he lived here with us but mom says we cant have cats at the camp because unlike me, they may sneak into the kitchen.
Did everyone notice that the other morning we had frost! Mike tells me that this time of year is called Fall or Autumn as Ollie calls it (Ollie says a lot of things differently than Mike) The grown ups say this time of year is pretty with all the different color leaves. Like all of my canine buddies, I am partially colour blind so I don't see what they see but I do like to lay in the piles of leaves, its like there are blankets or mattresses on the ground. I wonder if Dumpy and other cats are colour blind as well or is it just us canines.
Well Guys & Girls, its 5.30pm and I know that its time to head towards the kitchen door and take up my endearing type pose ready for when everyone comes out.
So its so long for now
Lots of Hugs & Slurpy Kisses
from
Your Special Pal Sir "Fudge" A - Lot
at
Spirit Point Wilderness Academy & Camp.
